Female Engineer in Production, ca. 1940s
This file appears in: 3M & World War II: The People
To meet the needs of wartime production 3M greatly
increased its workforce, dramatically expanding the roles of women at the company.
This file appears in: 3M & World War II: The People
3M & World War II: The People
The People of 3M
In July 1941, 3M had 3,133 employees spread among 4 plants and 13 branches and warehouses. There were 1,639 employees in the Saint Paul factory, 372 in the Saint Paul office, and 143…